# viciously

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #31,816

## Definitions
1. In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously.

## Etymology
From Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **vicious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicious-vs-viciously)
- **variously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/variously-vs-viciously)
- **vicariously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicariously-vs-viciously)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ivciously`, `vciiously`, `vicciously`, `viciosuly`, `vicioulsy`, `viciouslly`, `viciouslyy`, `vicioussly`, `viciousyl`, `viciuosly`, `vicoiusly`, `viicously`, `vviciously`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/viciously